[P1] iBook battery life

Zoki zoki.news at linuxix.2y.net
Thu Mar 6 01:48:47 PST 2003


Le 04/03/2003 19:35, « Lowell Neudeck » <pika37 at earthlink.net> a écrit :

> Jim Coates (jcoates at tribune.com) writes a syndicated column which deals
> mostly with PCs. In a recent column he stated: ³So even those who like to
> leave their laptops plugged in should force themselves to unplug at least
> once every three weeks or so and run the computer until the battery
> completely discharges. It is best then to let the machine totally recharge
> before using it.²
> 
> He also claims that keeping the laptop plugged in all the time, shortens the
> battery life because of the heat generated.
> 
> What¹s you ibookers take on that (e.g., on an 800MHz ibook with OS X)?


*** I think we should stop spending our time on this subject, use our iBook
for what it's made - make computing fun again - and buy a new battery if it
dies.

On the other hand, if you like to spoil your days worrying about how to make
your iBook function prefectly, don't forget the screen shouldn't be on all
the time. The more it's on the faster it will brake down. I read somewhere
you should put it to sleep after 2 sec. in order to make it last until 2076.

Until then take aspirines for the headache the flashing screen is going to
give you or learn how to type in the dark, that is without an image... :-P

--
Cheers,
Zoran.

"Home is where you hang your @"



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